Sensual

//ˈsɛn.ʃu.əl// adj

adj ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective

1
Inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations.
"That massage was a very sensual experience!"
2
Of or pertaining to the physical senses; sensory.
"Plato believed that this sensual world in which we live is inferior to the heavenly realm."
3
Provoking or exciting a strong response in the senses.

Adjective

1
sexually exciting or gratifying wordnet
2
marked by the appetites and passions of the body wordnet

Synonyms

fleshly hot abandoned amorous animal animal

Antonyms

Example

"They gave themselves up to the enjoyment of sensual pleasures."

Etymology

From Late Latin sensualis (“endowed with feeling, sensual”), from Latin sensus (“feeling, sense”).

Related phrases

con-sensual sensual play

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